Jim Watson
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Me, too.
As best I can Google, real "gunmetal" bronze is stronger than the usual brass alloys.
As best I can Google, real "gunmetal" bronze is stronger than the usual brass alloys.
1851 navy help
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Exactly!
armoredman
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I load my brasser 1851 lightly, 20 gr of 3F, and it does OK. However, it gets shot about every three years.
In my mind the 1851 Navy Colt is still a "sexy" good looking revolver that handles well .I load my brasser 1851 lightly, 20 gr of 3F, and it does OK. However, it gets shot about every three years.
I wish I had one in Stainless Steel , wouldn't be a traditional look but it would be all steel and easy to maintain .
Gary
bedbugbilly
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OP - I own many C & B revolvers - been shooting '51 Navies for 60 years and while I have both Uberti and Pietta in pretty much all models, the '51 Navy is still my favorite. I have a number of Uberti '51 Navies and also have one of the Leech and Rigdon models - as pointed out, the only difference in them (Uberti) is octagon verses round barrel. Balance and feel is pretty much the same - if you were blind folded, you couldn't tell the difference. I bought the Leech & Rigdon about two years ago - a very nice revolver and the action was like butter right out of the box.
Colt made a few '51 Navies (I believe 1st Model?) that had a square back Dragoon style trigger guard. Uberti made a few like that - haven't seen any produced for a number of years. I have one of the Uberti '51 Navy with the square back trigger guard. I HATE the trigger guard because if I shoot 50 or 60 rounds out of it, the square back guard hammers the devil out of my finger that is adjacent to the square back trigger guard - and I don't have large hands. The round style trigger guard gives me no issues at all.
If you like the '51 Navy - and I am a great lover of that model - you would like either the '51 Navy or the Leech & Rigdon - all depends on which barrel you like best - both are great revolvers.
Good lick and enjoy!
Colt made a few '51 Navies (I believe 1st Model?) that had a square back Dragoon style trigger guard. Uberti made a few like that - haven't seen any produced for a number of years. I have one of the Uberti '51 Navy with the square back trigger guard. I HATE the trigger guard because if I shoot 50 or 60 rounds out of it, the square back guard hammers the devil out of my finger that is adjacent to the square back trigger guard - and I don't have large hands. The round style trigger guard gives me no issues at all.
If you like the '51 Navy - and I am a great lover of that model - you would like either the '51 Navy or the Leech & Rigdon - all depends on which barrel you like best - both are great revolvers.
Good lick and enjoy!
Jim Watson
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Don’t forget the 1861 Navy with the “creeping” rammer of the 1860 Army.
Aguila Blanca
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I think "yall" refers to one post, by Jim Watson.RED beard92 said:
I believe what he's saying is that you should get a '58 or a '60 if what you want is a .44 caliber firearm, because that's what those were originally made in. The '51 Navy was originally a .36 caliber firearm. For whatever reason, the Italian clone makers offer versions of a gun styled like the '51 Navy but chambered in .44 caliber -- essentially, nice "copies" of a firearm that never existed. If what you want is a .36 caliber, the '51 is the right choice for you, and it's historically correct.